A lawmaker warned on Monday that the quo warranto petition, which seeks to nullify Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment, may “emasculate” the power of Congress to unseat impeachable officials. Quo warranto petition is initiated to remove an official believed to be unfit or unqualified for his or her petition. ADVERTISEMENTThe quo warranto petition, he said, may “open the floodgates” to other quo warranto cases against impeachable officials, thereby “emasculating” the power of Congress to impeach officials. Solicitor General Jose Calida earlier asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify Sereno’s appointment after she allegedly failed to completely disclose her SALN to the JBC. READ: Solgen Calida questions Sereno’s qualifications before SCApart from the quo warranto case, Sereno is also facing an impeachment complaint at the House of Representatives justice committee, which is set to vote on its probable cause on Thursday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 05, 2018 09:22 UTC